Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ──────────────────────────────── 99.1 Question asked during 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE KROGER CO. June 27, 2025 By: /s/ Christine S. Wheatley Christine S. Wheatley Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel